FUBARA SEIZES RIVERS ASSEMBLY QUARTERS — WIKE LOYALISTS TOLD TO LEAVE NOW

Added: 2026-05-09

[00:00:00]It is over for Martin Amaewhule and the Wike loyal assembly members in River State. Not just politically, not just in the primary, not just in the court, >> [music] >> but physically from the very building they have been using as their base since the political crisis began [music] in 2023.

[00:00:17]The assembly quarters of Aba Road in Port Harcourt, the building [music] they retreated to when the main assembly complex was destroyed, the structure they have been occupying while River State waited for the political [music] storm to clear.

[00:00:30]Developing reports reaching us indicates that Governor Siminalayi Fubara has directed Martin Amaewhule and other members of the Wike loyal assembly faction to vacate their official residential quarters with immediate effect to pave the way for urgent renovation works.

[00:00:47]And when you place this developing story [music] in the context of everything that has happened in River State over the last 3 weeks, the picture becomes the most complete story of political takeover this state has ever [music] witnessed.

[00:01:01]The assembly complex being rebuilt, the primary 11 days away, the screening committee cleared only Fubara endorsed candidates, [music] the 32 endorsed assembly aspirants ready to replace every Wike loyal member on May 20, [music] and now the quarters where those members have been living allegedly [music] being reclaimed. One by one, everything Wike's assembly faction controlled gone.

[00:01:27]Like, share, and subscribe to Okey Vlog because while many cover less relevant things, we are here telling you how it happened, why it happened, and where it happened.

[00:01:38]Let us go back to where this quarter story began because understanding [music] the history makes the developing story even more explosive.

[00:01:45]When the River State House of Assembly complex was destroyed in 2023 amid the most violent phase of the political crisis, Amaewhule's group relocated their operations. They moved to the assembly quarters of Ahoada Road, a residential facility built during Wike's governorship and commissioned in 2022.

[00:02:04]Described by Amaewhule himself as one of the best assembly quarters in the country.

[00:02:09]That building became their fortress, their operational base, the place from which they issued press statements, conducted [music] press briefings, hosted Wike's allies including Kingsley Chinda and Senator Olaka Nwogu who came to show solidarity.

[00:02:24]>> [music] >> The place from which they signed impeachment notices, planned parliamentary sessions, [music] and declared their continued legitimacy as the authentic River State House of [music] Assembly.

[00:02:34]Through three years of political warfare, while every other position they held was being dismantled, the quarters remained, their last physical foothold in River State's legislative infrastructure.

[00:02:46]And now, developing reports indicate [music] that foothold is being removed.

[00:02:52]Fubara has allegedly directed them to vacate [music] immediately for renovation.

[00:02:57]Now, let us talk about what the word renovation actually means in this context because Fubara said it himself [music] in the most direct language available when he visited the quarters to inspect them.

[00:03:07]He said, "Is assembly not part of my property? Is anything wrong to go check how things are going on there? We have a new speaker and [music] I went there to see for myself how things are because there might be a few things that I may do there for [music] the good of our people."

[00:03:23]"Assembly not part of my property."

[00:03:26]Not a question asked in anger, [music] a statement of ownership, of constitutional authority, of a sitting governor asserting his right to inspect [music] and manage state infrastructure that falls under his executive jurisdiction. Amaewhule responded by holding a press conference, conducted journalists around the premises, said the building is sturdy, does not need renovation, nobody invited the governor, he was not needed. But here's the political reality that Amaewhule's press conference could not change. The governor did not need an invitation.

[00:04:00]>> [music] >> The assembly is state property. State property falls under executive authority, and the executive authority in Rivers State is Siminalayi Fubara.

[00:04:10]Now, let us connect the quarters development to the complete picture of Fubara's 3-year takeover strategy.

[00:04:16]Because this is not an isolated event.

[00:04:18]It [music] is the latest step in the most systematic dismantling of an opposition political base in Nigerian state politics.

[00:04:26]Step one, the assembly complex, relocated, [music] rebuilt, nearing completion under Fubara's direction. The Amaewhule group lost access to the official [music] legislative chamber.

[00:04:37]Step two, the seats. Through defection and court [music] battles, the legitimacy of Amaewhule's group has been progressively challenged. The Supreme Court restored them temporarily, but their political future was sealed the moment Fubara endorsed 32 assembly candidates to replace them in the May 20 primary. [music] Step three, the primary. Tinubu directed the Uzodimma screening committee to accept only Fubara-endorsed candidates.

[00:05:03][music] 32 candidates cleared. Primary on May 20. The Wike-loyal members face Fubara-endorsed opponents in every constituency [music] in a primary controlled by the governor's authority. Step four, the quarters, the last physical space they controlled, now allegedly being [music] reclaimed for renovation, which will prepare it for the incoming assembly members who emerge from the May 20 primary as Fubara's endorsed legislators. [music] By the time those new assembly members are sworn in, there will be no space for Amaewhule's group anywhere [music] in Rivers State's legislative life. Not in the chamber, not in the primary, not in the quarters, not in any institutional structure connected to the assembly they spent 3 years trying to use against Fubara.

[00:05:50]Now, let us talk about what this means for Wike. Because the quarters story is not just about Amaewhule, it is about the man who built those quarters and promised the people living in them political [music] protection.

[00:06:02]Wike commissioned those quarters in 2022, built them during his governorship, [music] positioned them as a flagship infrastructure achievement, and when his assembly loyalists needed a base, [music] the quarters he built became their shelter. Now, the governor he tried to remove using those very same assembly members [music] is allegedly directing them to vacate the quarters he built for them.

[00:06:26]Fubara is reclaiming [music] Wike's infrastructure for Wike's opponents, converting a Wike era structure into a facility for a post-Wike [music] assembly.

[00:06:37]That is the complete political circle.

[00:06:41]Wike built the quarters. Wike's men occupied the quarters to fight Fubara.

[00:06:46]>> [music] >> Fubara is now reclaiming the quarters for the new assembly that will replace Wike's men.

[00:06:51]The ladder that Wike said Fubara should not pull down is being dismantled >> [music] >> piece by piece, building by building, quarters by quarters.

[00:07:01]Here's the full picture.

[00:07:03]3 years of political warfare, [music] three impeachment attempts, emergency rule, budget blockades, court orders, >> [music] >> press conferences, anointing declarations.

[00:07:14]And Fubara, the quiet destroyer, who said "Hide your head in the mud," has systematically taken everything.

[00:07:22]The assembly complex rebuilt under his direction, the primary controlled by his endorsed candidates, the screening committee clearing only his lists, the quarters [music] allegedly being reclaimed for renovation.

[00:07:36]Amaewhule's group spent 3 years fighting Fubara from every position available to them. The assembly Chamber, the courts, the media, the quarters.

[00:07:45]Every position is now gone or going.